Family 12. GLOBIOCEPHALIDÆ.
Globiocephalidæ, Gray, l. c. pp. 62, 313; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 8.
Head blunt, very much swollen. Teeth in the front part of both jaws, cylindrical, simple; symphysis very short, shorter than the tooth-line. Dorsal fin falcate. Pectoral fin low down on the sides of the body; fingers elongate, many-jointed. Atlas and the rest of cervical vertebræ united, or the hinder one free. Scapula triangular, with large coracoid and acromion processes. Arm-bones very short. Metacarpal bones in cartilage. The two middle fingers very long, of twelve to ten joints; the rest of the fingers short, of three or four phalanges; index finger short, slender, four-jointed; ring-finger shorter, three-jointed; little finger very short, of one phalange. Breast-bone of three separate pierced pieces; the hinder one narrow.
1. GLOBIOCEPHALUS.
Globiocephalus, Gray, l. c. p. 313; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 8.
Skull:—palate flat; beak rather tapering in front. First to sixth cervical vertebræ anchylosed into one mass, seventh free.
Vertebræ 58 or 59:—C. 7. D. 11. L. and C. 40 or 41.
* Black, with a white streak beneath.
1. Globiocephalus svineval.
B.M.
Globiocephalus svineval, Gray, l. c. 314; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 8.
Inhab. North Sea, coast of England. The Pilot Whale.
1. Globiocephalus melas, Gervais, Ostéog. Cét. t. 51.
Delphinus globiceps, Risso, Europe Mérid. vol. iii. f. 1.
Inhab. Mediterranean.
2. Globiocephalus affinis, Gray, Cat. S. & W. p. 317.
Inhab. North Sea.
3. Globiocephalus intermedius, Gray, Cat. S. & W. p. 318.
Globiocephalus, n. sp., Cope, Proc. Acad. N. Sc. Phil. 1865, p. 7.
Inhab. Delaware Bay. Teeth six above.
4. Globiocephalus Edwardsii, Gray, Cat. S. & W. p. 320.
Inhab. South Sea. Cape of Good Hope.
5. Globiocephalus guadaloupensis.
Globiocephalus intermedius, Gervais, Ostéog. Cét. t. (skull).
Globiocephalus intermedius (part.), Gray, Cat. S. & W. p. 319.
Inhab. Guadaloupe. Mus. Paris.
2. Globiocephalus Grayi.
Globiocephalus Grayi, Burmeister, Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1868, i. p. 52, t. 2. f. 2, 3; Anales Mus. Buenos Ayres; Gray, Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 9.
Inhab. Buenos Ayres.
** Black, or only slightly paler beneath.
3. Globiocephalus macrorhynchus.
B.M.
Globiocephalus macrorhynchus, Gray, l. c. p. 320; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 9; Gervais, Ostéog. Cét. t. 52. f. 4; Hector, Trans. New-Zealand Instit. 1870, p. 38.
Inhab. South Sea. New Zealand (Gervais).
“Two skulls in the Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand, one in longitudinal section; one lower jaw; six cervical, four lumbar, thirteen caudal vertebræ; two scapulæ; two hyoids. Both skulls are of the same dimensions:—
| inches. | |
|---|---|
| “Length | 26 |
| Length of nose | 15 |
| Length of tooth-series | 8 |
| Length of lower jaw | 15 |
| (This is of a different individual.) | |
| Width at notch | 11 |
| Width at orbit | 17 |
| Width of intermaxillary at blow-hole | 7·5 |
| Width at middle of nose | 9·5 |
| Height of occiput | 14 |
| Scapula, transverse diameter | 15 |
| Scapula, longitudinal diameter | 12 |
“Hyoid arch 11 inches wide by 7 inches high.
“Sternum 10 × 7 inches—with three sternal ribs, each 7 inches long.
“The first rib is 10 inches from head to tip, but is bent with an arch of 5 inches.
“The atlas, axis, and three other cervicals are anchylosed. The compound cervicals have a conjoined length of 4 inches. Vertical diameter of foramen magnum 2½ inches. Conjoined length of the four lumbers 8 inches; height, including spinous processes, 8·5 inches. Caudal apparatus, of thirteen segments, 16 inches; two of these are anchylosed. Teeth 9-9/8-8”.—Hector.
6. Globiocephalus Scammonii, Cope, Proc. Ac. N. S. Philad. 1869, p. 11.
Black above and below.
Inhab. North Pacific.
7. Globiocephalus australis.
Inhab. Coast of Australia. In Museum of Sydney.
8. Globiocephalus indicus, Gray, Cat. S. & W. p. 322.
Inhab. Bay of Bengal. Black fish.
9. Globiocephalus Sieboldii, Gray, l. c. p. 323.
Inhab. Japan.
10. Globiocephalus chinensis, Gray, l. c. p. 323.
Inhab. China.
11. Globiocephalus sibo, Gray, l. c. p. 323 (sub G. Sieboldii).
Inhab. Japan. Called “Sibo golo.” Purple, with a white spot behind the dorsal fin.
2. SPHÆROCEPHALUS.
Sphærocephalus, Gray, l. c. p. 323; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 9.
Palate of the skull convex, shelving on the sides. Beak oblong, of nearly the same width the greater part of its length.
1. Sphærocephalus incrassatus.
B.M.
Sphærocephalus incrassatus, Gray, l. c. p. 324, figs. 63 & 64; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 9.
Inhab. British Channel, Bridport.
II. Pectoral fin broad, rounded or truncated at the end; hand shorter than the arm-bones; second finger the longest, the rest gradually shorter; phalanges of the second finger six or eight (cf. [p. 63]).